Thornaby (constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (1974–1983)
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Thornaby was a parliamentary constituency centred on the former borough of Thornaby-on-Tees in Teesside. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Major settlementsThornaby-on-Tees
SeatsOne
Created fromMiddlesbrough West
Replaced byStockton South and Middlesbrough[1]
| Thornaby | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Major settlements | Thornaby-on-Tees |
| 1974–1983 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Middlesbrough West |
| Replaced by | Stockton South and Middlesbrough[1] |
The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, mostly from the old seat of Middlesbrough West. It was abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
The County Borough of Teesside wards of Acklam, Ayresome, Gresham, Linthorpe, Thornaby East, and Thornaby West.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Ian Wrigglesworth | Labour Co-operative | |
| 1981 | SDP | ||
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
Results
Elections in the 1970s
| 1970 notional result[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 24,100 | 50.7 | |
| Conservative | 23,400 | 49.3 | |
| Turnout | 47,500 | 73.5 | |
| Electorate | 64,626 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Ian Wrigglesworth | 21,503 | 43.8 | −7.0 | |
| Conservative | John Sutcliffe | 19,785 | 40.3 | −9.0 | |
| Liberal | R Tennant | 7,827 | 15.9 | New | |
| Majority | 1,718 | 3.5 | +2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 49,115 | 79.6 | +6.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 61,665 | ||||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Ian Wrigglesworth | 22,130 | 49.1 | +5.3 | |
| Conservative | John Sutcliffe | 17,482 | 38.8 | −1.5 | |
| Liberal | R Tennant | 5,442 | 12.1 | −3.9 | |
| Majority | 4,648 | 10.3 | +6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 45,054 | 72.3 | −7.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 62,330 | ||||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Ian Wrigglesworth | 23,597 | 51.1 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | J Jeffreys | 18,073 | 39.1 | +0.3 | |
| Liberal | N Patmore | 4,255 | 9.2 | −2.9 | |
| National Front | M Evans | 251 | 0.5 | New | |
| Majority | 5,524 | 12.0 | +1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 46,176 | 74.7 | +2.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 61,783 | ||||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||